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I have both a Mac and a PC. I have two gmail accounts. I usually

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I have both a Mac and a PC. I have two gmail accounts. I usually use my work account all the time with the other as a back up and for personal email. I signed out of my work account in order to sign into my Blogger account using my personal email. Now my Mac will not recognize my work gmail password. However, I can sign in on my PC -- it asked me to verify my password, I did, and I am in. This is maddening.

i go to gmail.com , enter my user name and password XXXXX I'm in (at least I am in on my PC)

Every time I try to enter the (correct) password XXXXX for my work account (which is hosted by gmail, although it doesn't have a gmail extension) it asks me if I want to save that password XXXXX my gmail (personal) account. I've tried clicking both yes and not now to no available . It tells me either my user name or password XXXXX mt other account -- my work one -- are not valid.

I dont understand as I have toggled between accounts before, certainly on my PC. I hate Mac. I don't understand why people love them so!

I have more than one Google account and have had to flip back and forth between them in the past without issue so this is an oddity but hopefully we can overcome it.

First, let's try this;

In the Finder, click the "Go" item in the menu bar at the very top of the screen and choose Applications.

Open the Utilities folder.

Look for "Keychain Access" and open it.

Look through the list of keys for anything related to Google or Gmail. When you find one, Control-click or right-click on it and select "Delete...".

When that is completely done;

in Safari;

Click "Safari" in the menubar

Choose "Reset Safari"

On the dialog window that opens, all options should be checked

Click "Reset"

When it's done, restart Safari, and see if the issue is resolved. Try logging into the work account first, then sign out and try logging into your personal account.

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Keychain Access stores passwords. Every time Safari asks you if you want to save one then it gets stored there.

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